Chapter 13
Qin Xiang's voice was quite loud, and as soon as she shouted, everyone in the yard immediately quieted down.
We all live in the same village, so if one family farts, every other family will know about it.
When Qin Xiang was not married, she was not a soft-hearted person. Many people said that it was a blessing that there was Qin Xiang and the third daughter-in-law Qin Yang in the family, otherwise Qin Xiang's mother Lian Fengying would have been eaten up by the eldest daughter-in-law.
But at the end of last year, Qin Xiang got married, Qin Yang was away all day, Lian Fengying couldn't control Tian Zhongmei's temper, and Qin Baotian, as a father-in-law, couldn't control his daughter-in-law. The second daughter-in-law was from the city and didn't want to get involved, so Tian Zhongmei was the boss. In the summer, Qin Baotian couldn't stand it anymore and simply asked the village chief to preside over the division of the family.
After the family split, Tanaka Mei always felt she was being shortchanged, thinking the old couple still had something, so she would make a scene every now and then, or bring her children to ask for more. The old couple would not give the children any trouble, and would give them any delicious food, which only emboldened the eldest couple.
Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, he wants to take advantage of it again.
After Qin Xiang's shout, many people felt relieved.
Their Qinjiatun is different from some villages with many surnames. Although there are only dozens of households in the village, they have always been united and hate such daughters-in-law. The mothers-in-law are worried that their daughters-in-law will follow suit, and the daughters-in-law feel ashamed. Now is not the time when they ate from the same pot. The land is contracted, and who would still care about the trivial matters of the parents-in-law.
So after Qin Xiang finished speaking, no one else tried to persuade her, and you insisted on seeking death, so don't blame your sister-in-law for her harsh words.
Tian Zhongmei was frightened by Qin Xiang's words. Of course, she didn't dare to really die. She looked at Qin Xiang and scolded her, "Why do you, a married woman, care about your mother's family's affairs? You haven't come back many times this year, and you are here to meddle in other people's business now?"
Qin Xiang stepped forward, looked at Tian Zhongmei coldly and said, "Say it again?"
Tanaka Mei shrank back, "What are you doing? Do you dare to offend your sister-in-law? That's unreasonable."
"You have a point. The daughter-in-law of a separated family goes to her mother-in-law's house and asks for her life. You have a point." Qin Xiang took two steps closer and continued, "As for me going back to my parents' house to meddle in other people's business, the person you are bullying is my own mother. You are getting ahead of me. Why can't I intervene? I warn you, Tian Zhongmei, this is the last time. If you do it again, I will go straight to your house and clean up your pots and pans, so that you will know what a truly vicious sister-in-law is. I haven't been home for a year and you think you are the king of the monkeys, right? You don't even know how much you weigh. Don't think you can tolerate my mother's good temper. If you have the guts, wait until I'm home to make trouble, or wait until my third brother is home to make trouble, and see who can indulge you."
Tanaka Mei is a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. After Qin Xiang finished speaking, Tanaka Mei was forced to retreat and sat down on the ground. She didn't understand how her sister-in-law, who used to give her some face, could become so powerful.
Qin Xiang didn't know what she was thinking, so she just snorted, "The family is divided, and what your parents have has nothing to do with you. I've never seen anyone like you."
Lian Fengying wiped her tears and said, "Forget it, Xiangxiang. It's just me and your dad who are incompetent..."
"You and Dad are so incompetent that you have nothing to do with this matter. You and Dad have done your best to marry off your elder and second brothers, and you've already done them a disservice. Now that the family has been divided, instead of giving you retirement money, you're still trying to take advantage of you and cause trouble. That means they're not in the right."
Aunt Qin Xiang nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, I agree with what Xiangxiang said. You are just too good to your two daughters-in-law, letting them climb up to your head."
Several other aunts also echoed.
"No family divides up like yours, wanting to give everything to the two married sons. You're still thinking about these two now, but don't you think about the third son who's still unmarried?"
Lian Fengying immediately shut up.
Tanaka Mei said angrily, "What does this have to do with you?"
"Say it again and see if I can whip you." Qin Xiang pointed at Tian Zhongmei and said, "Say it again and see if I can whip you."
Tian Zhongmei was scared. When she turned around and saw her man Qin Jun, she rushed over and said, "You are so heartless. I have a miserable life. Why did I marry a useless man like you..."
Qin Xiang only just saw her eldest brother, Qin Jun, squatting at the door of the kitchen. When her eldest sister-in-law couldn't beat her mother, she would go and make trouble for her eldest brother. She knew full well that this was just to make her mother give in.
As expected, Lian Fengying was embarrassed and wanted to go up and pull them apart, but Qin Xiang grabbed her arm and said, "Mom, they are a couple. Why do you care about my brother when my sister-in-law doesn't care about him?"
Qin Jun was pounced on by her and hurriedly said to Qin Xiang, "Qin Xiang, stop talking. She is your sister-in-law after all. You are making a fool of yourself by doing this."
"Brother, I call you brother, you should at least act like a brother. You allow your wife to bully your own parents, and you still have the nerve to ask me to stop talking. I didn't go to the brigade and use the loudspeaker to publicize it because you are my real brother."
Qin Jun shrugged and smiled bitterly, "Your sister-in-law is so powerful, how can I control her?"
Qin Xiang sneered, "You can't control me now. At first, my sister-in-law didn't want to split up the family, but you agreed. In the end, didn't you split up? Brother, I used to give you some face, but you've gone too far. Your wife wanted to force your mother to death, and you squatted here pretending to be dead and pretending not to see. How can you be a filial son like you? Now you know it's not good, and you want to shut me up. Are you worthy of your parents raising you for so many years?"
Qin Jun was speechless after hearing what Qin Xiang said, and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, you are right."
His face turned ugly. He stood up and dragged Tanaka Mei away, cursing, "Get the hell out of here, you disgraceful thing."
With that, Qin Jun dragged Tian Zhongmei away.
Lian Fengying was a little embarrassed, "Junzi..."
Qin Jun turned around and said to Lian Fengying, "Mom, your son is incapable of controlling his wife. It seems that you have a filial daughter. You can just rely on her to take care of you in your old age."
After that, the couple left immediately. Qin Xiang said angrily, "Do you think you can draw a clear line between you and your parents?"
Qin Jun didn't say anything. Qin Xiang was about to speak when he heard someone say, "Brother, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Now that you're back, why don't you talk about the issue of providing for your parents in their old age?"
When Qin Xiang heard the voice, her eyes suddenly lit up. Her third brother was back.
In his previous life, the third brother met his third sister-in-law, and their lives were a mess. After they divorced, he remained single. After Wang Junsheng's incident came out, the third brother beat Wang Junsheng up, and then helped her to completely bankrupt Wang Junsheng's business.
It can be said that she would not have lived such a happy life in her previous life without her third brother. It's a pity that when she was distributing the funds, her third brother said he didn't want anything. Fortunately, she wrote a will in advance and donated all her property after her death, otherwise it would have been given to those two ungrateful people.
Now she is the new Qin Xiang, and her third brother is the new Qin Yang, so no matter what, they will live a good life in this life.
While Qin Xiang was daydreaming, she saw Qin Yang coming from the alley. He was wearing a half-worn cotton jacket in the cold weather, his hair was messy, and he walked in a dashing manner and quickly came in front of Qin Jun.
This outfit made Qin Xiang feel very familiar, and she couldn't help but show joy in her eyes.
But Qin Jun was just the opposite. He was afraid when facing Qin Yang. They were willing to make trouble today because they thought that Lao San and Qin Xiang were not at home. But who knew that he was so unlucky that they both came back one by one.
Qin Yang glanced at Qin Xiang and told her to stay aside, then said to Qin Jun, "Brother, do you not want to take care of your parents in their old age?"
Qin Jun took two steps back and said, "I didn't mean that. It was Qin Xiang, a married woman, who came back to meddle in other people's business. She was just saying that out of anger."
"Really?" Qin Yang scratched his ears. "Let's not talk about other things. Let's just talk about this retirement issue. Will Big Brother take care of it or not?"
Qin Jun pursed his lips and said, "You haven't gotten married yet, and your parents are still young. It's too early to talk about this..."
Qin Yang coughed, and Qin Jun couldn't continue. He was a little unhappy, feeling that his prestige as the eldest brother was gone, so he said, "Then what do you want to do?"
"To provide for my parents' retirement..."
Before Qin Yang finished speaking, Qin Baotian also came back from outside. He looked at his two sons and said, "We are still young and don't need you to take care of us in our old age."
Qin Jun smiled and said, "Dad, we are happy to support you in your old age."
"I don't like it." Qin Baotian said with disdain, "Take your wife away quickly and don't come to the old house unless necessary. You are taking advantage of my absence to make trouble for your mother. I don't have an unfilial son like you."
Qin Baotian either kept silent or, if he did, his sons didn't dare to refute him. He settled the matter with just a few words.
Qin Jun was the happiest person to not have to take care of his old age, and hurriedly said, "Dad, you still care about your son and know how difficult his life is."
Qin Baotian said disdainfully, "You know how difficult it is, but you still don't work hard. Get lost."
After Qin Jun left with his wife and children, Qin Baotian looked at Lao San and Qin Xiang and said to the people at the door, "Everyone go away."
When the whole family entered the house, even Fengying's eyes were still red.
Qin Xiang took the opportunity to say a few words to her mother, but her mother just sighed again and said to Qin Xiang, "After all, you're married now, and you still have to rely on your brothers for support. It's okay for me to be wronged. My family has nothing to give them. Let them make a fuss if they want. Don't make things awkward with them."
Qin Xiang had heard her mother say this a thousand times, so she didn't take it to heart. Instead, she asked, "If my eldest brother is like that and I'm really wronged, can I still count on him?"
Lian Fengying couldn't convince her daughter, so she just emphasized, "Anyway, stay out of this. They're your eldest brother and sister-in-law after all, and you just embarrassed them and made a fool of themselves."
Qin Xiang was also angry, "You mean I'm meddling too much?"
Lian Fengying said, "You can't get involved in this now that you're married. It's bad for your reputation. A married woman is like spilled water. You have to remember this."
Qin Xiang was so angry at this that she turned around and left. Qin Yang chased after her and whispered, "Why are you back at this time? Is there something wrong?"
Qin Xiang's eyes welled up when she heard this. Her parents hadn't asked this question, but her third brother had seen it. She bit her lip and said, "Third brother, if I want to divorce, will you support me?"
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